Chainagram
Rate itLink two words with a chain of anagrams, changing one letter at each step.
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Chainagram is a daily word ladder with a twist, made by Paul Ratcliffe of Puzzle Trail. Each step swaps one letter and then rearranges the word, so every link is an anagram of the last with one letter changed. There is a main chain each day, then bonus chains of one, two and four links.
About Chainagram
Chainagram is a daily word game from Puzzle Trail, the site of puzzle maker Paul Ratcliffe, with a copyright from 2022. It starts from the word ladder, where you change one letter at a time to get from one word to another, and adds anagrams: at each link you change one letter and may then rearrange all five.
Each day there is a main puzzle, Today's Chainagram, with three links to fill between a start word and an end word. Finishing it unlocks bonus chains: one link, two links and a longer one with four, called The Big One. Every word in the chain has five letters. The game marks each entry as it goes, one tick for being one letter different from the word before and one for being in its dictionary, which uses American spelling. If it rejects a word you are sure of, you can dispute it and add it to your own list.
The game counts how many extra checks and reveals you used, and you can share your result. The mode picker above the board offers Normal and Hard. A German version is called Bersabik, and more than one valid chain is often possible.
It suits players who like Weaver-style ladders but want the extra step of rearranging the letters each time.
How to play Chainagram
- Open Chainagram and read the start word and the end word of Today's Chainagram.
- For the first empty link, change one letter of the word above and rearrange the five letters into a new word.
- Watch the two marks: one shows the word is one letter different, the other that it is in the dictionary.
- Fill every link until the chain reaches the end word.
- Once the main chain is done, play the bonus chains of one, two and four links.
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Tips
- Work backwards too: the Reverse chain button flips the puzzle so you can start from the end word.
- Type the letters you know must stay, add a question mark as a placeholder, and shuffle them to see possible words.
- Look at which letters the start and end words do not share; each link has to trade one of them away.
- There can be several valid chains, so a word that is not in the game's solution can still be right.
Questions
When do new Chainagram puzzles appear?
At midnight on your device. The game picks the day's chains from your local date and shows a countdown to the next ones.
How many puzzles are there each day?
Four chains: the main three-link chain and bonus chains of one, two and four links.
What if the game rejects a real word?
You can dispute it with the sword button, and the word is added to your personal dictionary.
Is there a version in another language?
Yes. A German version is called Bersabik.
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